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Chalcidoid? - female
Copyright © 2008 Hartmut Wisch

Chalcidoid? - Female
Mt. Pinos, ~7800 ft., Kern County, California, USA
July 17, 2008
Size: 2.75 mm
Found on a Lupine (L. latifolius).

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Chalcidoid? - female Chalcidoid? - female
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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 26 August, 2008 - 10:47am
Last updated 26 August, 2008 - 5:53pm

Torymidae...
Has characteristics of a female torymid including extruded ovipositor, short stigmal vein, and epipygium.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12618
… Ross Hill, 26 August, 2008 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ross -
I think you're right. A friend is trying to key this specimen out, so perhaps there'll be an update.
… Hartmut Wisch, 26 August, 2008 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

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